On to matchday 1 of the Finland League, the game between Ilves Tampere and FC Lahti on Saturday ended in a scoreless draw, 0-0. Both Joonas Rantanen's team and Toni Lindberg's team played their first game in the competition.
The first-half ended with a goalless draw.
After 90 minutes, Anton Popovitch saw a red card after receiving his second yellow deep into added time, FC Lahti saw Samuel Pasanen get sent off due to accumulation of yellows. In the final minutes of the game, Santeri Haarala left the game early after seeing a red card.
The second half was not much different from the first, with the match coming to an end with no goals.
After the result FC Lahti are 6th in the table, with 1 point, while Ilves Tampere sit 7th place, with 1 point. In their next fixture, Joonas Rantanen's team will play at home against IF Gnistan, whilst Toni Lindberg's team visit HJK.
